Dr Alberto Torres-Rodriguez, who has joined Cobb-Vantress, Inc as veterinary international export manager

He succeeds Kate Barger who moved from the export department at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to become responsible for sales in Mexico and Central America.

"We are excited to have Alberto as a part of our team", says Steve Iseler, Cobb director of planning. "He will be instrumental in working with customers and government officials to secure export channels."

Dr Torres-Rodriguez graduated in veterinary medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1990 and then spent seven years in research and teaching posts mainly involved with nutrition both in Mexico and in New Zealand.

He worked for two years in research and sales positions relating to feed additives and other aspects of nutrition in Mexico, and then became regional technical service and sales manager with an animal health company in Mexico for three years. He recently completed a PhD at the University of Fayetteville, Arkansas, researching alternatives to antibiotic use in poultry production. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

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